There is hardly a realm of knowledge untouched by the philosophy
of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. His theories of history,
religion, art, and the state remain influential across disciplinary
boundaries. In his lifetime, Hegel eventually achieved fame and
institutional recognition, his legacy eclipsing that of many
initially more prominent contemporaries. His work does not lend
itself to easy interpretation or summary. Moreover, his theories
inform both conservative and liberal thought. Indeed, Rudolf Haym,
in his Lectures on Hegel and His Time (1857), spoke for many
of Hegel's detractors when labeling the once celebrated Berlin
professor “the philosophical dictator of Germany”. Others see Hegel
as the representative of …

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